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Produced by Allen Stanton. Orchestra and Chorus, arrangements by Percy Faith, Conductor. The best of Holiday traditions, including ‘Christmas Is . . .‘ Columbia Records. Released, 1966.
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Popular RCA Artist Found Shot Dead Inside L.A. Motel
LOS ANGELES — Sam Cooke, one of RCA Victor’s top pop artists, was shot and killed at a motel here Thursday night (December 10). It was reported that Cooke was mistaken for a prowler. He was 29 years old.
Cooke has been a steady seller since he joined the Victor label in 1960. This past year he had three single clicks and two best selling albums. Victor has a new Cooke single in the works which was being planned for release within the next few weeks.
In addition to his Victor activities, Cooke operated his own label, SAR Records, on the Coast. Surviving are his widow and two daughters.
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Credit, information and news source: Billboard, December 19, 1964
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Johnny Williams, Conductor. Produced by Irving Townsend. “Through the power of her voice she [Mahalia Jackson] reminds us of the essential reverence and gladness of this day of days.” (Note liner marked in quotation taken from the backside of LP). Released, 1962
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Westbound Records release of famed CKLW newsman Byron MacGregor’s record 45 single of ‘Americans’, officially marked its debut on the CKLW Big 30 chart, this week, December 11, 1973.
Accordingly, the single would ultimately peak at #1 on CKLW on January 2, 1974, at date, just three weeks overall on the CKLW charts. Nationally, MacGregor’s ‘Americans’ would peak at #4 (1 week) on the Billboard charts on February 9, 1974.
All proceeds generated from sales off the single was decreed by Byron as a 100 per cent charitable donation for the American Red Cross.
Byron MacGregor, legendary news director at the Big 8, passed away at the age of 46, January 3, 1995.
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A Firestone Custom Recording. Featuring the vocals of Julie Andrews. Accompaniment by the Firestone Orchestra and Chorus. Andre Previn, Conductor. Selections: The Bells Of Christmas, Angels From The Realms, Wexford Carol, Irish Carol, and other popular holiday traditions.
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to David Carson for his WXYZ Fred Wolf audio contribution!
David is the renowned historian and noted authority on Detroit radio. He authored the quintessential book on the subject ever published, ‘Rockin’ Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio’.
“A must for any fan of Detroit radio. ‘Rockin’ Down the Dial’ is an easy read and for people like me, there are lots of pictures.” –Dick Purtan, WOMC
His book was published by Momentum Books, Ltd., Troy, MI., in the year 2000. While his book is out-of-print, it is listed on eBay and on Amazon. David Carson resides today in Tennessee. Thanks again, David! 🙂
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A Columbia Special Products LP. Columbia Records’ various artists. Featuring Patti Page, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, and more. Released, 1965.
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MCRFB Note: Special THANKS to our friend, John Bartony (a.k.a. Jukebox John) St. Clair Shores, Michigan, for referencing and having provided the above Detroit Free Press CKLW 800 ad — June 4, 1963 — for this site, as featured today.
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Above article courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com
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A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site, since 2016.
Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂
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Columbia Masterworks Stereo LP. The New York Philharmonic and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Leonard Bernstein, Conductor. Richard P. Condie, Conductor. Produced by Doug McClure. Released, 1963.
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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.
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A special thank you to Jim Heddle of Tuscon, Arizona, for having contributed the above WXYZ 1270 playlist chart featured for the site’s archives.
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